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Unlocking the Power of Podcasting in Language Learning

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Explore the transformative potential of podcasting as a dynamic educational tool for language acquisition. This session highlights various types of podcasts—audio and video—and their benefits, such as fostering student engagement, accommodating different learning styles, and enhancing language skills through interactive content. Discover practical steps for integrating podcasting into your curriculum, including project planning, technology utilization, and assessment strategies. Join us to envision how podcasting can enrich your classroom experience and connect with the community.

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  1. THE POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY OF PODCASTING! Anne Hlas & Jessica Miller University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – March 5, 2010

  2. What is podcasting?

  3. Defining podcasting • iPod + broadcast = podcast • Audio or video files available online • Episodes released regularly • Subscription possible through RSS feeds

  4. Types of audio podcasts • Scripted (eg: an original or existing text) • Cinderella with script • Unscripted (eg: conversation, interview) • Interview of a local figure

  5. Types of video podcasts (1) • Straight from camcorder (eg: a play, a demo) • Goldilocks • Edited video (like a TV show) • Description of a kiwi farmer

  6. Types of video podcasts (2) • Animation (for the artistic ones!) • Fable: le corbeau et le renard • Storyboard (eg: pictures that match a story) • Christmas at school

  7. Silent podcasts • Newsletters • Pictures

  8. Benefits of podcasting in general • Reach students outside of the classroom (lectures-on-the-go) • Stay in touch with alumni and the community • Address different learning styles • Builds upon already popular student activity

  9. Benefits specific to SLA • Increase input and output of target language • Interactive and engaging formats • Crisp sound quality • Self-paced control • May easily incorporate the 5 Cs

  10. Listening to podcasts • Podcasts created for non-natives • Podcasts created for natives • Wide variety of cultural topics

  11. Most downloaded podcasts(for a native audience)

  12. Most downloaded podcasts(for a non-native audience)

  13. Some of our favorites--Spanish

  14. Some of our favorites--French

  15. Planning a student-created project • Set your goals and objectives • Plan for the technology • Establish student groupings, themes, and number of episodes • Let students create a practice podcast

  16. How to podcast: the basics • Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Microphones • Headphones • A server to store audio files • Odeo http://www.odeo.com • Hipcast http://www.hipcast.com • School server

  17. Audacity tutorial • Download Audacity for free at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

  18. Podcasting in a French class • 300-level university course • Conversation and composition class on cinema • Weekly audio critique posted on website • Included in larger portfolio project

  19. Benefits • Watching movies with a goal • Transitioning from writing to speaking • Regular assessment of speaking skills • Audio memento of a semester’s work • Serve the community

  20. Podcasting in a Spanish class • 300-level university conversation course • In pairs, students were required to: • One theme • 3 podcasts (introduction, top 10, debate) • Speak spontaneously • Prior to creating podcasts, listened to examples

  21. Assessing the podcasts • Self-evaluation • Peer-evaluation

  22. Benefits • Self-evaluation • Awareness, noticing, and reflection • Reduced anxiety • Negotiation of meaning

  23. Infinite possibilities • Reviewing movies, books, articles, etc. • Debating, expressing opinions • Explaining content • Songs with gestures • Describe and draw • Interviewing locals • Creating a story

  24. What about you? What kind of podcast would you integrate in your courses?

  25. Material available at: http://people.uwec.edu/millerjs/podcasting GraciasMerciThank you